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(Unit 7, page 76)

LESSON 1 The past tense of be: Review

1 Change the statements to yes / no questions. Use a question mark.
1. Our cruise to Alaska was really beautiful.
Was your cruise to Alaska really beautiful?

2. The drive to Chicago was pretty awful.

Was your drive to Chicago pretty awful?
3. There were a lot of new students in our class last year.
Were there a lot of new students in our class last year?

4. The musicians at the concert were famous.

Were there the musicians at the concert famous?

5. My friends were all at the game.

Were there my friends all at the game?

6. My brother’s train was very late.

Was your brother’s train very late?

7. There was a problem on our flight yesterday.

Was your problem on our flight yesterday?

8. There were too many people on the bus this morning.

Were there too many people on the bus this morning?

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2 Complete the information questions, using the past tense of be. Use a
question mark.
1. A: (How many) How many days were you on vacation?
B: We were on vacation for six days.
2. A: (How) How was the food on the flight?
B: The food on the flight was excellent!
3. A: (Where) Where were you sisters?
B: My sisters were in Rome.
4. A: (When) When they were in our house?
B: Kyle and Susan? They were at our house last week.
5. A: (Who) Who was on your flight?
B: The actress Angelina Jolie was on my flight!
6. A: (How long) How long was the flight?
B: The flight to London was six hours.

3 Unscramble the words to write questions with the past tense of be. Use a
question mark.
1. at the dentist’s office / you / how long
How long were you at the dentist ’s office?

2. on our train this morning / a famous singer / there

Was there a famous singer on our train this morning?

3. there / in your salad / any tomatoes / yesterday

Were there any tomatoes in your salad yesterday?

4. when / a basketball game / at the gym / there

When were there at the gym a basketball game?

5. people / yesterday / how many / on the flight

How many were people on the flight yesterday?

6. yesterday evening / your mother / where

Where was your mother yesterday evening?

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LESSON 2 The simple past tense: Review

1 Complete each statement in the simple past tense.

We (1 fly) flew to London for the beginning of our European vacation. On the

first day, we (2 see) saw the Millennium Wheel, and we (3 visit) visited theTower of

London. On the second day, we (4 go) went shopping at Harrod’s Department

Store. On the third day, we (5 take) took he train to Paris

and (6 eat) ate some wonderful food there. On the fourth day, we

(7 meet) met our friends Alain and Marie-Claire at the Versailles Palacein the

afternoon, but we (8 not / have) didn’t have time for the tour. So, we

(9 have) had dinner together. It was so nice!

2 Change each statement to a yes / no question. Use a question mark

1. Jason went to a concert at the park.
Did Jason go to a concert at the park?
2. Paula did some interesting things in New York.
Did Paula do some interesting things in New York?

3. I drank lots of fruit juice in Rio de Janeiro.

Did I drink lots of fruit juice in Rio de Janeiro?

4. They slept for eight hours.

Did they sleep for eight hours?

5. I spent a lot of money on the tour.

Did I spend a lot of money on the tour?

6. We bought something nice for my mother.

Did we buy something nice for my mother?

7. Harriet found her luggage at the airport.

Did Harriet find her luggage at the airport?

8. We swam in the Pacific Ocean.

Did we swin in the Pacific Ocean?

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3 Complete the information questions. Use the verb in each response.

1. A: What did you buy on your vacation?
B: I bought some things for my family.
2. A: What did he eat for lunch?
B: He ate a sandwich.
3. A: Where did she go for her vacation?B: She went to
Mexico City.
4. A: When did Mary get from her vacation?B: Mary got back
yesterday.
5. A: How many cans of soda did Greg drink?
B: Greg drank two cans of soda.
6. A: When did Laurie come from her trip?B: Laurie
came home last weekend.
7. A: How many dollars did you spend for dinner?B: I
spent more than a hundred dollars.

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